TILens Daily Edition
2026-10-17
Filters: topic=hardware, github=hidden

Stats: 17 articles, 4 sources
Top topics: Hardware, General

## News

- 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Dollhouse Arcade Cabinet Runs Remote DOS Games
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-dollhouse-arcade-cabinet-runs-remote-dos-games/

- Astrobiologist Answers Mars Questions
  Source: adafruit-blog
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/17/astrobiologist-answers-mars-questions/

- Building a Flying Drone With a Single Propeller
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/building-a-flying-drone-with-a-single-propeller/

- Adafruit New Product this Week: Adafruit CP2105 Friend – USB to Dual UART Serial Converters
  Source: adafruit-blog
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/17/adafruit-new-product-this-week-adafruit-cp2105-friend-usb-to-dual-uart-serial-converters/

- NOAA’s 2026-2027 U.S. Winter Outlook – El Niño Looms Large
  Source: adafruit-blog
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/17/noaas-2026-2027-u-s-winter-outlook-el-nino-looms-large/

- Nokia 3310 Upgraded with A Custom PCB
  Source: adafruit-blog
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/17/nokia-3310-upgraded-with-a-custom-pcb/

- 2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Oldputer Gives Old Eyes Relief with E-ink Display
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-oldputer-gives-old-eyes-relief-with-e-ink-display/

- Discovering SDRs Everywhere
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/discovering-sdrs-everywhere/

- SolidCraft is Parametric, Automation-friendly CAD for Desktop and Browser
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/solidcraft-is-parametric-automation-friendly-cad-for-desktop-and-browser/

- Making One Fender From Another
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/making-one-fender-from-another/

- TAKTO, Open Source Hand-Tracking Built Like LEGO
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/takto-open-source-hand-tracking-built-like-lego/

- 15% off our Halloween Gift Guide
  Source: adafruit-blog
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/17/15-off-our-halloween-gift-guide/

- Seeed Studio XIAO IPS display series features ESP32-S3 or nRF52840 SoC with 0.96-inch to 1.47-inch LCD options
  Source: cnx-software
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/17/seeed-studio-xiao-ips-display-series-features-esp32-s3-or-nrf52840-soc-with-0-96-inch-to-1-47-inch-lcd-options/

- The Trials And Tribulations Of Your First Badge
  Source: hackaday
  Topic: Hardware
  URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-your-first-badge/

## Community

- Does moving a GPU server's request loop into the kernel save CPU?
  Source: lobsters
  Topic: General (+Hardware)
  URL: https://eunomia.dev/blog/2026/10/17/bpf-gpu-server/

- It's time to talk about TEEs
  Source: lobsters
  Topic: General (+Hardware)
  URL: https://alinush.github.io//tee

- It took me nine years to hack my Xbox 360
  Source: lobsters
  Topic: General (+Hardware)
  URL: https://kennedn.com/blog/posts/glitching/